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68LA

Pilkinton Airstrip
Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	68LA
Lat/Long:	32-19-50.0000N 093-31-02.0000W 32-19.833333N 093-31.033333W 32.3305556,-93.5172222 (estimated)
Elevation:	148 ft. / 45 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1990)
From city:	20 miles NE of BOSSIER CITY, LA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	71051

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	DE RIDDER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTN (17 nm NW):	118.525 (318-425-7967)
WX ASOS at SHV (17 nm NW):	128.45 (318-216-0546)
WX AWOS-3PT at 3F3 (20 nm SW):	119.125 (318-872-3537)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EMGr130/5.8		ELM GROVE VORTAC		111.20		07E
EICr144/30.3		BELCHER VORTAC		117.40		07E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3000 x 70 ft. / 914 x 21 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	20 ft. plines, 100 ft. from runway	40 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854
Manager:	ROY L. PILKINTON 4800 BARKSDALE BLVD BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112 Phone 318-747-0854 OTHER CONTACT: (CONTACT ONLY IF NECESSARY) AMY L. PILKINTON 225-932-5933 940-391-9633 CELL

Additional Remarks

-	USE EXTREME CARE WHEN RY WET.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68LA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBAD - Barksdale Air Force Base (13 nm NW)
KDTN - Shreveport Downtown Airport (17 nm NW)
KSHV - Shreveport Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (20 nm SW)
KMNE - Minden Airport (22 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:35	11:35
Sunrise	06:59	11:59
Sunset	19:35	00:35
Evening civil twilight	20:00	01:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Apr-2025 00:34:03
Local (UTC-5)	04-Apr-2025 19:34:03

METAR

KBAD 13nm NW	042355Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM FEW045 28/21 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 13026/06 SLP080 T02820210 10306 20282 58002
KSHV 18nm NW	042356Z 17020G32KT 10SM FEW044 SCT090 BKN240 29/20 A2977 RMK SLPNO
KDTN 18nm NW	042353Z 18019G30KT 10SM CLR 29/20 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 19030/2352 SLP078 60000 T02890200 10311 20289 58003
K3F3 20nm SW	050015Z AUTO 16022G32KT 10SM SCT035 BKN043 BKN050 28/22 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW T02750215
KMNE 22nm NE	050015Z AUTO 16009G16KT 140V200 10SM SCT050 28/18 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W AND NW

TAF

KSHV
18nm NW

041741Z 0418/0518 16015G22KT P6SM VCTS OVC035CB FM050100 17013G20KT 4SM TSRA OVC030CB FM050600 17012G20KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM050900 16012G20KT 6SM -SHRA OVC007

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